Canadian Best Buys offer collectible hourglass with purchase of new Zelda

Nintendo and Best Buy Canada have teamed up to offer a collectible hourglass …

One of the more disappointing aspects of being a Canadian gamer is that we rarely receive the same type of "gift" deals that accompany so many games at Electronics Boutique and GameStop. The promotional faceplates, plushie dolls, keychains, and so forth are typically not available here. Thus it's nice to see that Nintendo and Best Buy Canada have announced a neat little collectible gift available to those who purchase the new DS title The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

The in-store promotion, which began on Tuesday, gifts Zelda fans with a neat little hourglass trinket to go along with the purchase of the latest title in the series. While it may not be the most useful of all game trinketry, the Zelda branding alone is likely to make this little item quite the collectible.

As you would expect, the offer is available only while supplies last and the promotion is only available in-store. We've been playing through the title over the last couple of days and have been enjoying it immensely, so if you haven't gone out to pick it up yet, it may be worth making the trip over to your local (Canadian) Best Buy.